war-torn en · ADJ
Meanings
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Extensively damaged as a result of war.
The new government also had big plans for rejuvenating Britain's war-torn economy.
2021 August 11, Richard Foster, “A century of railway politics”, in RAIL, number 937, page 42:The video – posted by Trump on his Truth Social account last week – depicts a family emerging from the wreckage of war-torn Gaza into a beachside resort town lined with skyscrapers.
2025 March 6, Rachel Hall, “‘Trump Gaza’ AI video intended as political satire, says creator”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025:A traditional Chinese medicine clinic in Changhua County has raised NT$555,000 in a two-day campaign drive to buy medical supplies, humanitarian aid materials and an ambulance for war-torn Ukraine.
2023 January 30, Huang Mei-chu, Jonathan Chin, “Clinic raises money for Ukraine”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2023, Taiwan News, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wartorn | alternative | lexicographic | |
| war torn | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most war-torn | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more war-torn | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (7)
cmn 戰火紛飛的 /战火纷飞的 (damaged as a result of war) · de kriegsgebeutelt (damaged as a result of war) · fi sodan runtelema (damaged as a result of war) · it devastato dalla guerra (damaged as a result of war) · hu háború sújtotta (damaged as a result of war) · de kriegszerrüttet (damaged as a result of war) · pt destruído/arrasado pela guerra (damaged as a result of war)